Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

Mcintosh County's Condemned Muir
derer sim PROPOSES To be Anxious 10
be Hupg-Two Negroes Fight a Duel
With FireRrms Near II ObOken-A But
ton Turns a Bullet and saves IA Mans
Life.
GEORGIA,
The Darlen DRAGONS are talking about
setting new uniforms.
The last Of the rice crop Of 1856 is being
shipped from DarieD to savannah.
Merriman Stone, the son of }. w,
stone, has refused 100000 for his property
al Divine.
Dogget, a negro now living IN Athens,
wears a shoe No. IA. His hands are OF
propOrtiOnate size.
1t is said that twenty-one feet Of water
can be secured on DobOy bar without
much cost or trouble.
There are rumors of a branch still
house somewhere near Greepvlile that is
turning out the "mountain dew" on the
sly.
T. W. Rucker has cleared $4,000 cash
by.speculating in Birmingham real estate
since he left Athens, and has other prop
erty on which he viii make equally as
much.
A Berrien county man arrived in Quit
man on Friday last with cart load OF
possums They were large and tat and
showed that they had been well fed in
Berrien.
Hon. A. b. Simms, OF Covington, has
sold one-halt of his 600-acTe plantation
near CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, for $40, 000. The
trade was closed md one payment Of
100000 made on il Saturday last.
7. o. Hand, OF Ne"ton, arrived in Al
bany Friday on the Ada. He had
with HIM his stock OF merchandise which
call Il.
he is shaping his business preparatory to
moving to some other section of the coun-
Try.
Mr.. andRMrs. W. NJ. Avera, OF Middle
Berrien, paid Alapaha n VISIT Wednes-
day. MIR. Avera, in 1888, made 1000
pounds OF lint cotton on two acres, or, 20
bales 10 the acre; and tor two successive
years he made thirteen j00-pOund bales OF
cotton on eleven acres.
Cooper, the murderer OF Mason, in Jail
at Darien, will not listen To the idea of
going to the pententiary FOR lite. He Is
still ANXIOUS TO be swung up by the neck.
Cooper will be hung on Friday next, Feb.
II, il Gov. Gordon in the meantime does
not commute his sentence to imprlsoD-
ment Tor lie in the penitentiary.
Miss Clare DeGratlenreid, formerly Of
Macon, but now of Washiugton, ID. G., il
a guest OF Mrs. Howell Cobb, at Athens.
Miss DeGrStfenreid comes to Athens as
the agent OF the Labor Bureau Of the ln-
terror Department to procure statistics Of
manufacturers. The various manutac-
turers OF Athens ana vicinity Will extend
her every faclli and give her every as
sistance in their power.
A few nights ago The night passenger
train on the Brunawlck and Western
railroad. in Charge of Engineer Farmer,
was running along at a rapid rate, when
at the LOG mile post one of the wheels OF
his engine got loose, which caused it to
jump the track. Engineer Farmer re-
versed his engine, put on brakes and
stopped the train in fifty feet from where
1t quit the track, and without doing any
damage.
A deplorable ARRAY occurred last sun
day at Walnut Hill, Franklin county.
Parties from Alabama raised
the row. A man named Gill was
shot in the stomach, and but for the inter-
ference OF large button, would no doubt
have been killed. AN attempt was after
ward made TO arrest the offending Ala
bamian, but it resulted in nothing but
running and shooting. The whole affair
was the result of whisky.
The Southern portion of Griffin is I'M
derlayed by strata of hard blue granite
which is about ten feet from the surface
e. =, Newton is having number of ten
ant houses built just in the rear OF his
Hill street residence, and in boring for
water this rock has been discovered in
that portion OF the city. Some particles
81 the granite have mica in them in large
quantities. In other portions of the city
this stone has been found in large guam
titles.
f. G. y. Wilson and wife were on their
way home, in Spalding county, Friday,
and had nearly reached tue uuuse OF W Il.
Gardner, when the mule became fright
ened and ran away, throwing Mr.. Wilson
out OF the buggy and breaking bis thigh
near the mp JOINT. Ii was at first be
Iieyed that this was the only injury that
he hsd received, but on examination it
was fOupd that several ribs mad been
fractured, and besides ii Is possible that
he has sustained other internal Injuries,
After Mr.. Wilson was thrown from the
buggy the mule continued running for
forty yards further. when Mrs. Wilson
was thrown from the buggy and severely
Injured.
The marriage Of Mr.. j. 3. Couner TO
Miss ;. II. Nlsbet, one OF Eatonton's most
accomplished young ladies, was attended
ut the Baptist Church at Eatonton
Wednesday NIGHT. The church WAS hand
somely decorated with flowers. The fol-
lowing We're the attendants: Cant. II. {.
King Of Marietta and MISS VI. y. Nishet
NJ Atlanta; Mr.. +. A. Nisbet of Good
water, Ala, and Mss +. Wright OF Ma
con; Mr.. Il. a. Reid OF Eaton,on and
Miss LeOla Nisoet OF tatonton: Mr.. ID.
FLOYD OF Savannah and Miss Lucy Goode
OF GAINESVILLE; Mr.. h. 4. NIsbet OF At
lanta and Miss Laurett Boykin Of Macon;
Mr.. Hunter REID Of Ealonton and Miss
Hattie Polhill OF Macon; Mr.. X. b. Ms
bet, Jr., OF Birmingham, Ala. and Miss
Jessie Thomas Of EaloGton: Mr.. J. Ii.
Reid Stewart OF Savannah and Miss Rosa
Copper Of Marietta. Many tine presents
were received from friends and relatives.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
DR.. Battle, Of Wesleyan College, Macon.
The happy couple LETT Thursday morning
on bridal Tour TO Florida.
The case of the state VS.. Mary sim.
mons, the negro girl charged with the
murder OF ber stepfathel. Edmund
Williams, by kn0cking Dim ~ the head
with an AK While re MAS lying IN bed
asleep. near Reniroe'S ore b1uN. last De-
cember. Was tried AT Carlcrsyiiln this
week, and resulted in timing the defend
ant guilty OF voiUniarg mausiaughtar.
The delay or the jury In clm,nyio n CON
ciuston was dldareuce of opinion na 10
whether or not the defendant Should be
found guilty OF murder in the first
degree, with or without "A
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